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How Tia Lola Came to Stay Reading Test

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There is a resemblance between the siblings.

a)

medical emergency

b)

similar appearance

c)

remarkable strength

d)

musical performance

2.

The colonel is waiting.

a)

military officer

b)

football coach

c)

office manager

d)

news reporter

3.

This river affords water.

a)

splashes

b)

contains

c)

splatters

d)

provides

4.

Let's stay in this quaint hotel.

a)

well-known

b)

old-fashioned

c)

nice-looking

d)

snow-covered

5.

I saw a glint in his eye.

a)

sparkle

b)

flicker

c)

flash

d)

speck

6.

My cat was lurking behind the chair.

a)

relaxing

b)

strutting

c)

prancing

d)

prowling

7.

These palettes need to be cleaned.

a)

stirring wands for paint

b)

large tubes for paints

c)

mixing boards for paints

d)

soft brushes for paints

8.

Where does most of the story take place?

a)

a farmhouse

b)

an apartment

c)

a sports arena

d)

an art studio

9.

What is the most likely reason the author described the photographs of Colonel Charlebois as a boy?

a)

to tell about his baseball uniform

b)

to show that he loved baseball

c)

to explain why he was unhappy

d)

to identify who his friends were

10.

Miguel had to write a letter to Colonel Charlebois because...

a)

Miguel did not have the colonel's phone number.

b)

the colonel told the family he did not have a phone.

c)

the colonel did not want to answer any phone calls.

d)

Miguel's family did not have a phone in their home.

11.

Which of these events happened last in this selection?

a)

The colonel asked Miguel's family to repaint the house.

b)

The colonel accepted an invitation from Miguel's Tia Lola.

c)

Miguel found photographs that showed the colonel as a boy.

d)

Miguel and his team began practicing in the colonel's field.

12.

At the beginning of the story, how were Colonel Charlebois and Tia Lola alike?

a)

They seemed to know what would happen.

b)

They enjoyed telling stories to the children.

c)

They had unusual ways of doing things.

d)

They were pleasant people to be around.

13.

Which of these gave Tia Lola the best clue for what would probably make Colonel Charlebois happy?

a)

the answering machine

b)

the trimmed hedges

c)

an old photograph

d)

the baseball uniforms

14.

When Tia Lola said she planned to "change a hard heart," she meant that she would change...

a)

the colonel's mind by making him happy.

b)

Mami's feelings about moving back to New York.

c)

Miguel's feelings about playing baseball.

d)

her mind and repaint the house its original color.

15.

Which of these is an important theme from the story?

a)

Children like to drink smoothies and talk about gardens.

b)

People from different backgrounds can have fun together.

c)

Photographs show people, places, and events from the past.

d)

Sports are only enjoyed by young people and their families.

16.

Which of these is an important theme from the story?

a)

A person's time is as valuable as money.

b)

A person who is kind has no friends.

c)

A person is correct only part of the time.

d)

A person's face is the window to the heart.

17.

What kind of person was Tia Lola?

a)

nervous

b)

grateful

c)

clever

d)

noisy

18.

Why did the children like Tia Lola so much?

a)

She told jokes that were funny.

b)

She served cold drinks and told great stories.

c)

She let the children paint the house with her.

d)

She played baseball with them.

19.

What did Tia Lola do to change Colonel Charlebois' decisions about the color of the house?

a)

She bribed him with smoothies.

b)

She convinced him that the color fit.

c)

She begged him to change his mind.

d)

She named the baseball team after him.